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<br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Though directed at transfers generally and not just out of <br /> <br />watershed diversions, the restrictive effect is apparent. <br /> <br />There <br /> <br />are no reported Arizona cases involving this law. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Montana. <br /> <br />In the 1985 legislative session, Montana <br /> <br />enacted some major changes in its water laws. <br /> <br />Of ~elevance here <br /> <br />is a provision that enables only the Montana Department of <br /> <br />Natural Resources and Conservation to engage in out-of-basin <br /> <br />transfers.17 <br /> <br />presumably, those desiring such out-of-basin <br /> <br />transfers must first convince the state to make the necessary <br /> <br />appropriations, then obtain a lease from the state to use the <br /> <br />water, and then build the facil i ties necessary to move the <br /> <br />water.18 <br /> <br />A separate provision establishes a means for reserving <br /> <br />waters "for existing or future beneficial uses or to maintain a <br />minimum flow, level, or quality of water......19 <br /> <br />B. Allocation <br /> <br />Perhaps the most common method of providing protection is <br /> <br />through provisions that directly or indirectly allocate some <br /> <br />portion of the water to be available for future use in the area <br /> <br />of origin. The approaches taken here include recapture, reserva- <br /> <br />tion, and evaluation. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Recapture or Permanent priority. <br /> <br />California statutes <br /> <br />17HB680, 83 (1985), to be codified at Mont. Code Ann. 885-2- <br />301(2)(i). <br /> <br />18No more than 50,000 acre-feet may be leased. <br />may not exceed 50 years. HB680, 813 (1985). <br /> <br />19HB680, 815 (1985). <br /> <br />Lease terms <br /> <br />9 <br />